English dictionary
link
nounPronunciation
lɪŋk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
noun
- an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
noun
- a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
noun
- a channel for communication between groups
noun
- (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
noun
- a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
noun
- the means of connection between things linked in series
noun
- a connecting shape
noun
- the state of being connected
verb
- make a logical or causal connection
verb
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
verb
- link with or as with a yoke
verb
- be or become joined or united or linked
Example sentences
the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
the connection between church and state is inescapable
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
colligate these facts
I cannot relate these events at all
Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
Tie the ropes together
Link arms
yoke the oxen together
The two streets connect to become a highway
Our paths joined
The travelers linked up again at the airport